# PreviousY

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To enter the **PreviousY** keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Type **Previousy**

## Description

The PreviousY keyword is a command keyword that is used to  move the main selection from fixture to fixture back to the previous position on the y-axis. This can be observed in the selection grid for example.

## Syntax

PreviousY

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## Example

**Requirement: **Select more than one fixture on the y-axis

|                                                                    |                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Grid 0/0 Thru 4/4  |

|                                                                    |                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 1 Thru 25  |

 

- To move this selection to the previous position on the y-axis, type:

|                                                                    |                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>PreviousY  |